Articles in NHRA

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Driver Vincent Nobile and his Mountain View Racing Pro Stock team was not just one of the best feel-good stories in the NHRA last season, they were one of the best in all of racing.
Over the weekend, the team and driver took major steps toward showing that their wonderful […]

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Spencer Massey, Robert Hight and Allen Johnson came away with victories in Sunday’s SummitRacing.com NHRA Las Vegas Nationals.
Massey’s Top Fuel victory was his second of the season as he also won the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, Calif.
Hight became a three-time winner on the season with his victory. The John Force Racing driver won the last […]

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Tim Richards is out as crew chief for the Don Schumacher Racing Funny Car of Ron Capps.
Team owner Don Schumacher expects to announce next week the new crew chief for the NAPA AUTO PARTS Funny Car driven by Capps after Richards resigned from the position on Saturday night.
The NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger R/T failed […]

Sunday, 1 Apr, 2012  9:14 | Comments Off on John Sturbin: Capps Forced To The Sidelines In Las Vegas

Ron Capps and the Don Schumacher Racing braintrust ran out of “NAPA Know-How” Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the veteran Funny Car driver will spend today as a spectator for the 13th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals.
A serious case of tire shake prevented Capps from qualifying for Sunday’s eliminations for the […]

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Morgan Lucas, Robert Hight and Jason Line secured the No. 1 seeds for Sunday’s NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals at the Strip in Las Vegas finals on Saturday.
Hight, the defending winner of the event, raced to his second No. 1 of the season and 41st of his career with a performance of 4.132 seconds at 310.41 […]

Greg Stanfield ushered-in the new Chevrolet Camaro era in National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock drag racing Friday during qualifications for the 13th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Stanfield posted the ninth-quickest quarter-mile run of the opening two sessions, and 12th overall on the provisional ladder.
“We’re excited because the […]

Thursday, 29 Mar, 2012  10:07 | Comments Off on Langdon Now Has His ‘Pinch-Me’ Top Fuel Ride

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
Last fall, Shawn Langdon had heard the talk about Del Worsham’s possible retirement and it was affecting his sleep patterns: The thought of a Top Fuel job opening up at powerhouse Al-Anabi Racing was making sleep difficult to come by for the 29-year old Californian.
“You’re just lying there thinking, ‘Man, […]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
RacinToday.com
The Summit Racing Pro Stock team had a rare bad weekend at the NHRA Tire Kingdom Gatornationals. Bad, of course, being a relative term.
Neither of the Summit Pontiac drivers came away with the victory in Gainesville, but one of the two made it to the final round of eliminations. And […]

Racin’ Today – Quote from John Force

“I’m excited to see writers like Jim Pedley, John Sturbin, Rick Minter, and Bill Fleischman, guys who have written about me, working together at www.racintoday.com. The internet is huge and it is giving talented guys like these professionals a place to get their stories out to our fans and the public. The media is changing and I am excited to see writers that have covered me and all of motorsports creating a new way to get our stories to our fans. They can take motorsports journalism to the next level. I’ve dealt with these guys for over 15 years all across the country.”

“As an example of the character of these guys, when Sturbin was with the Ft. Worth Star Telegram and I was racing at the Texas Motorplex, one of my favorite tracks he showed how he is an individual who gets it. He understands the sport and the drivers. Years ago I ran my mouth at the Texas Motorplex saying I was going to go out and set a record and if I didn’t I would eat his newspaper column. Well I didn’t set the record so I went into the press room and ate his column the next day. He told before I started that I didn’t have to follow through but I told him if I say something I am going to back it up whether I win or lose. That is the kind of pro Sturbin is as well as the rest of the writers at racintoday.com are. They will write the truth whether you like it or not.”

“You better not blame something on your car because Sturbin will dig and find out whether or not it was the car or you. He gets down in the trenches, tells the truth, and he knows what he is talking about. I am excited for these writers and this new website because I have always loved the media and I know that without the media you don’t have much. You have to be able to tell your story and get it right. These guys are guys who will make sure they get it right.” - JOHN FORCE